John Peel

Dolly Parton, Handsome Furs, Journey, and more

Lyle Lovett, Future of the Left, and more

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Artists of the Year

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

Various Artists: Rough Trade Shops: Indiepop 1

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

Clinic: Winchester Cathedral

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

It's just the beat of time, the beat that must go on

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

Real Life Rock Top Ten

Patti Smith nominates Ralph Nader; Penelope Houston stumps for Howard Dean; Liz Phair endorses copulating barbies

The .14 Cent Solution

New royalties proposed by the music industry threaten to kill independent Internet radio

Rock Star Trek

New royalties proposed by the music industry threaten to kill independent Internet radio

How Soon Is Then

Scottish pop sensation Belle and Sebastian rewrites history one missed opportunity at a time